1954 World Sportscar Championship season

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1954 World Sportscar Championship season
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The 1954 World Sportscar Championship season was the 2nd season of the FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series for sportscars that ran in many worldwide endurance events. It ran from January 24, 1954 to November 23, 1954, and was comprised of 6 races.

Contents 1 Schedule 2 Season Results 2.1 Races 2.2 Manufacturers Championship 3 External links

[edit] Schedule

Rnd	Race	Circuit or Location	Date
1	1000km of Buenos Aires	Autódromo 17 de Octubre	January 24
2	12 Hours of Sebring	Sebring International Raceway	March 7
3	Mille Miglia	Brescia	May 2
4	24 Hours of Le Mans	Circuit de la Sarthe	June 12 June 13
5	RAC Tourist Trophy	Dundrod	September 11
6	Carrera Panamericana	Veracruz	November 23

[edit] Season Results

Points were awarded for the top 6 finishers, in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Constructors were only awarded points for their highest finishing car. Other finishers from the same manufacturer were merely skipped in the points count.

[edit] Races

Rnd	Circuit	Winning Team	Results
		Winning Drivers
1	Buenos Aires	Scuderia Ferrari	Results
		Giuseppe Farina Umberto Maglioli
2	Sebring	Briggs Cunningham	Results
		Bill Lloyd Stirling Moss
3	Brescia	Scuderia Lancia	Results
		Alberto Ascari
4	La Sarthe	Scuderia Ferrari	Results
		José Froilán González Maurice Trintignant
5	Dundrod	Scuderia Ferrari	Results
		Mike Hawthorn Maurice Trintignant
6	Veracruz	Erwin Goldschmidt	Results
		Umberto Maglioli

[edit] Manufacturers Championship

Only the best 4 results out of the 6 race season counted towards the championship. Points earned but not counted towards the championship total are listed in italics.

Pos	Manufacturer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Total
1	Ferrari	8		6	8	8	8	32
2	Lancia		6	8		6		20
3	Jaguar	3			6	1		10
4	O.S.C.A.		8					8
5	Maserati	1		4		2		7
6	Porsche			1			4	5
7=	Cunningham				4			4
7=	Austin-Healey		4					4
7=	Aston Martin	4						4
10	HWM					3		3
11=	Kieft		1					1
11=	Gordini				1			1

[edit] External links

• 1954 World Sportscar Championship

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